PETA would not be happy with the Lazy 5 Ranch. As my friend said yesterday, "It's as if my mom decided to build a zoo in her backyard." The animals little sad and a lot bored. But, I have to say it was unlike anything I have ever experienced. I'm not sure it would have the same impact the second time around, but just the complete not knowing what to expect heightened the experience.
See what I mean about it being the redneck zoo?? It IS as if someone's mom built a zoo in their backyard!
The entrance to the Lazy 5 Ranch. "For your safety, please stay inside your vehicle. Enter at your own risk."
We paid our admission and got our bucket of feed…and set out into the great unknown. We had no idea what to expect at this point. I asked the girl, "Is one bucket enough? What do people normally get?"…as I wanted to have the FULL Lazy 5 experience. She replied, "Honey, they're gonna eat whatever you give them. Have 1 bucket, they'll eat that and it'll be enough. Have 5 buckets, they'll eat that, too. Whatever you want."
We settled on 1 bucket, not wanting to be part and party to creating gluttonous and obese animals.
This was our first animal experience. It was waiting for us right at the gates. It was greedy. And creepy. Notice that it's head is IN my car. It would extend it's neck all the way to the passenger side. And we quickly learned to keep the windows shut when these audacious birds were around.
This is the reason why these birds were so crazy. And they TERRIFIED Twig2. Absolutely terrorized the poor kids. :(
See? Terror. Sheer terror.
But once we wised up to the fact that the birds were CA-razy…we enjoyed the slower moving animals…no matter how large. They weren't quite as intimidating as the quick-witted, prehistoric looking birds.
Still. Twig1 was not really a big fan of the experience. The animals would just stare the kids down from the back of the car. Twig1 did NOT like that.
This was my favorite moment of the day. Feeding the Momma and her baby. Twig1 took this picture from the backseat…talented little 3 year old, huh? Notice though, no birds in sight. I wouldn't DARE have opened the windows if there were birds or llamas in sight. They were aggressive and greedy little weirdos.